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,...e e .,;.. #R 05-005 P&Z 9/15/05 Page 4 of6 of goods. The existing building and truck parking/employee parking areas were built in the BI and PUD zoned area. The detention pond and setback areas are located in an R-2 zone. There is plenty of freight parking on existing concrete pavement to the east of the building. The phase two was an expansion of existing storage/warehouse building, which consists of multi temperature freezer storage areas with static storage racks. As per project description., it was designed to house refrigerated shipping and receiving docks and deslatting areas. A computerized central ammonia refrigeration system was installed for the facility. The design included two penthouses on the roof, located near the center of each cold storage room. These penthouses contain the refrigeration heat exchanger (evaporators) equipment. The evaporators are the system components that circulate air and extract heat from the refrigerated spaces. The evaporators are equipped with fans to provide circulation of cold air throughout the refrigerated rooms. The overall height at the ridge of the building is 45ft. It includes two small penthouse structures near the ridgeline, approximately 960 sq.ft., (3% of the total building), is minimal in comparison to the overall size of the building. The top of the penthouse is approximately 12ft. above the height of the proposed roofline. These penthouses are mechanical in nature (non-habitable area) and are in compliance with Section 106-772 of the Ordinances. Streets - All streets and alleys within the boundaries of this development have been closed by the City Ordinance# 1693, 1694, and 1694 A. Being located near the comer of North Broadway and Barbours Cut Boulevard, it provides more than adequate accessibility for circulation of traffic. The main access to the facility is through two drive entrances along N. Broadway. Truck Parking - There are numerous times when trucks (tractor/trailer rigs) are parked in front of the existing warehouse facility along the shoulders of N. Broadway. This item was discussed with other staff members from different departments with the consensus being that most of the parked trucks are associated with the warehouse facility. This item has been discussed with the applicant and in fact applicant is committed to alleviate this problem. It is staff's recommendation that an appropriate on-site refuge be provided to keep these trucks from parking on the side of the road. The applicant's proposed remedy of NO PARKING signs along N. Broadway will help but will not solve this problem. If the trucks do not have a proper place to park on-site, they could end up parking at another inappropriate location. The fmal solution will be addressed during the development site plan process.